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Springfield vs Highgate vs St. Johnsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
St. Johnsbury has the shortest commute (20 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Springfield | Highgate | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
3,528Lowest |
7,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.8±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Highgate and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Highgate and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100Highest 22% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$914±$44 26% below VT |
| Springfield and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,916 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48%±11 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT | #60 of 70 in VT |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.